MI vs RR, Match 42, IPL 2023, Stats Review: Yashasvi Jaiswal’s maiden century, IPL’s 1000th match, and other stats

Youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal stole the show in the 1000^th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he smashed a scintillating 124 off just 62 which included 16 fours and eight maximums but it went in vain as Rajasthan Royals (RR) got defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by a margin of six wickets in Match 42 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Jaiswal, in his 32^nd innings, hit his maiden century as RR also posted their highest total of 212/7 against MI in the league.

Talking about how the special landmark match unfolded, skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bat first. Jos Buttler played scratchy innings of 18 off 19 before getting dismissed to veteran Piyush Chawla. But his opening partner Jaiswal was at his absolute best right from the start. The 21-year-old left-handed batter went from strength to strength as he held one end to reach the three-figure mark. The rest of the other players failed to cross the 20-run mark but RR did manage to post a massive total on the board. Riley Meredith had a forgettable outing for his spell of 1/51 (4).

In reply, captain Rohit Sharma, on his 36^th Birthday, failed to contribute as he fell cheaply for just three off five. Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan struck 28 off 23 while Cameron Green amassed 44 off 26. Suryakumar Yadav looked at his threatening best as he hammered 55 off just 29 with eight fours and two maximums. Tilak Varma remained not out on 29 while Tim David hammered an unbeaten 45 off just 14 with two fours and five sixes. With 17 needed off the final over, David slammed three maximums off the bowling of Jason Holder to seal a thrilling victory for his side.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match No. 42 between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League 2023:

1000 – MI and RR played out the landmark 1000^th scheduled match in the IPL.

124 – Yashasvi Jaiswal struck his maiden IPL century in his 32^nd innings. Previously, his highest score of 77 came in the last match of the ongoing season against Chennai Super Kings.

212/7 – RR registered their highest total of 212/7 against MI in the IPL. Their previous best of 208/7 came in the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai in 2010.

150 – Rohit Sharma appeared in his 150^th game as a captain in the cash-rich league.

300 – R Ashwin reached the milestone of 300 wickets in the T20s. He became the second Indian after Yuzvendra Chahal (311) to achieve the feat.

1 – MI became the first team to chase a target of above 200 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in the IPL.

170 – Piyush Chawla and Ashwin are now joint-third highest wicket-taker with Amit Mishra and Lasith Malinga for picking up 170 wickets in the IPL. Dwayne Bravo and Yuzvendra Chahal are in the top two spots for snaring 183 and 178 wickets respectively.

21y 123d – Jaiswal became the fourth youngest player (21y 123d) to slam a hundred in the cash-rich league. The other three are Manish Pandey (19y 253d against Deccan Chargers in 2009), Rishabh Pant (20y 218d against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018), and Devdutt Padikkal (20y 289d against RR in 2021).

21 – Shimron Hetmyer has now racked up just 21 runs in his last four innings with all single-digit scores of eight, eight, three, and two.

124 – Jaiswal smashed the joint-highest individual score of 124 for the Royals in the league. Jos Buttler also amassed 124 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Delhi in 2021.

190 – Rohit has now played the most matches (190) for MI in the IPL. He surpassed Kieron Pollard’s tally of 189 games.

20.80 – Rohit has managed to score 541 runs in 26 innings at a poor average of 20.80 and with just two fifties against RR.

1 – Jaiswal also hit the best score of 124 by a RR batter against MI in the cash-rich league. Ben Stokes held the record for his knock of 107* in Abu Dhabi in the 2020 edition.

2 – Jaiswal recorded the second-best score of 124 against MI in the league. AB de Villiers is on top for slamming 133* at the Wankhede Stadium in the 2015 season.

250 – Suryakumar Yadav appeared in his 250^th T20 match.